It is noteworthy that there was no difference in the pressure pain threshold (PPT) between the left and right sides of the alveolar mucosa, and the PPT was significantly higher at the buccal site than at the lingual site.

Fig: 3,4,5,6) In frenotomy, the attachment to the gingiva and periosteum is severed and the insertion of the frenum is relocated upto the alveolar mucosa Frenotomy may be indicated in the mandible when a marked frenum attaches within thin gingiva and there is risk of development of labial recession.

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